ARTICLE #1* 3 ways to spot start-ups opportunities Our story thus far… I left employment back in 07 to do an MBA in Entrepreneurship with the UK’s Top Entrepreneurial University. I loved every MBA minute. When I finished I convinced one of my best friends‚ Simon Oxley‚ to leave his well-paid corporate job with all its benefits to start a business. We really did ‘burn our ships’ as we did not know what we were going to start-up in. We left ourselves no choice‚ no retreat! However‚ we did have
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My Culture Is My Own This I Believe Throughout my life‚ I have encountered many relentless conflicts with both direct and indirect family members. Many of these arguments were linked to my association with my culture and its timeless traditions. I am an Arab‚ yet I am a stranger to the Middle East. I am an Arab‚ yet I can barely speak the language. I am an Arab‚ yet I was born in the American Midwest and raised underneath the liberal skies of the Montreal metropolis. I am an Arab‚ yet I have
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Was Winston Churchill a Great Wartime Leader? Arguably‚ Winston Churchill was the figurehead and driving force behind Britons victory in World War 2. Queen Elizabeth II named him the ’Greatest living Briton alive’ and echoes of his influence are still seen in politics and society. However his military leadership was questioned by many of his political rivals- one of his most important assets that was often used to disguise his failures were his stirring speeches which gave him both political and
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Are you ever haunted by a less-than-stellar moment in your past? Have you ever been given a responsibility you knew you were not qualified to carry out? So have Keevan and Addie‚ the main characters of Tricia Mingerink’s latest book‚ Destroy. Prince Keevan‚ second son of the King of Acktar (in the days before it was taken over by a tyrant) is quite the ladies man until he nearly goes too far with a servant girl one day and vows never again to take advantage of another person. A year later‚ when
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There are similarities and differences between the Wartime‚ Presidential‚ and Congressional Reconstruction. Each had a purpose and plan. There was a major difference between the Republican President and Republican Congress that caused many conflicts. The Wartime Reconstruction actually started during the war. Lincoln in the beginning wanted settlement of blacks in countries or something known as repatriation. A major part of this Wartime Reconstruction was the Proclamation of Amnesty. What this
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underdog? Every society is faced with an underdog‚ and in many cultures this idea is very straightforward. These would include the United States/Western culture‚ India’s culture‚ China’s culture‚ and Africa’s culture. The United States/Western culture has very defiant features. Therefore being an underdog is not easy to hide. Many times in this culture being an underdog is simply paired with the idea of personal judgment. This culture looks at it as because you have this or you don’t have this
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Response How is the Ancient Greek family structure represented in The Odyssey? Ancient Greek culture embodied specific family ideals that are represented in The Wanderings of Odysseus through Odysseus’s family structure. As he attempts to return home to Ithaca‚ his wife is left to tend to the house for seven long years. She must supervise her servants‚ as the reader sees in Chapter 5‚ Telemachus Seeks His Father. This is the first time that readers are introduced to Odysseus’s family and their whereabouts
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A Motley Fool Special Report 9/2/13 1:18 PM Apple Will Destroy Its Greatest Product Truly revolutionary products are rare. Products of this caliber create history‚ push industries forward‚ signal paradigm shifts‚ and redefine the way we live. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has brought not just one‚ but several products of this magnitude to market over the decades. When Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone in 2007‚ here’s how he put it: Every once in a while‚ a revolutionary product comes along that changes
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Poor people do not have weaker work ethics or lower levels of motivation than wealthier people (Iversen & Farber‚ 1996; Wilson‚ 1997). Although poor people are often stereotyped as lazy‚ 83 percent of children from low-income families have at least one employed parent; close to 60 percent have at least one parent who works full-time and year-round (National Center for Children in Poverty‚ 2004). In fact‚ the severe shortage of living-wage jobs means that many poor adults must work two‚ three
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twenty-two feet‚ a six foot high jump‚ and won the Ohio State Championships three times in a row. While participating in the Interscholastic Meet in Chicago‚ Jesse Owens completed a 100-yard dash in 9.4 seconds only to tie the acquired world record. His success is what triggered his great and long career in racing cross country and track (Online. Legend). Jesse Owens had a very early start at his career life when he attended Ohio State University. When he had attended the NCAA races in Berlin
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